February 2022 Announcements
/February Mission Partner: Save Street Children Uganda
In Uganda, there are over 10,000 children living and working on the streets. All children in street situations have experienced different forms of violence; emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, child labor and exploitation. Extreme poverty, domestic violence, peer pressure, the existence of work opportunities, child neglect, death of parents/caregivers and family breakups are some of the major factors that lure children to leave home and gain strong connections to the street. Child hard labour is rampant amongst children in street situations, as they are compelled to engage in different forms of work, including collecting and selling scrap and bottles; engaging in casual labour; hawking or vending; engaging in commercial sex; pick pocketing; as well as drug dealing. Save Street Children Uganda is a national not for profit Non-Governmental Organization working to promote and protect the rights of children in street situations and other vulnerable children in Uganda through rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Check out their website to learn more. The Bridge will match up to $500 in donations to Save Street Children in the month of February. Simply indicate in the memo of your check or your online donation that your contribution is for SSCU.
Communion: 2/20
February Memory Verse:
Fliers with the monthly memory verse are now available at child check-in. Each week our Bridge Kids will work on the verse in class, but memorizing scripture isn't just for kids! The best way to commit the verse to memory is practicing throughout the month. You can find a song to help in The Bridge Kids Amazon and Spotify playlists or on YouTube.
Bridge Kids: Little kids can do big things, too, and in the month of February we will be encouraging our Bridge Kids to contribute their money toward the purchase of an animal for a family served by Save Street Children Uganda. Animals can be used for both food and to generate income for a family. For $30 we can gift a rabbit, $90 a goat, and $200 a pig. The basket for this special offering will be at the child check-in station.
Bridge Family Meeting: If you consider The Bridge to be your church home, please join us on Sunday, February 6 at 6:00 PM for our Bridge Family Meeting. Come learn what's in store for The Bridge in 2022!
Church Center: There's an app for that! Download the Church Center app, make Bridge to Grace your church and stay connected. This app will house our calendar, directory, enable you to register for classes, pre-check your kids in for Children's Ministry, send you push notifications for events, and so much more! Need help navigating this app? See Natalie Runyon.
Freed Up Financial: This course pairs sound financial knowledge with Biblical principles of money management, guiding participants to develop a personal spending plan that reflects both in a healthy, balanced way. Explore what the Bible and the culture say about the five financial areas of life (earning, giving, saving, debt and spending). Saturdays Feb 12, Feb 19th and Feb 26th from 9am-noon in the Adult class room at The Bridge (cost for this course is FREE, registration deadline is Sunday, Feb 6th) Interested? Look for the Registration table in the Lobby or see Jeff Maynard.
IF 2022: Be a part of IF:2022 on March 4th and 5th as we grow deeper together and remember that God is always bigger than the darkness! Ladies, invite your friends and register for IF: The Bridge HERE. If you are interested in volunteering to help with this event, contact Natalie Runyon.
As a church that is for our city, we want to encourage those who call The Bridge their home to check out and support local events and live missionally in our community.
February 4: Towata: A Celebration of Art // Reception @ Jacoby Arts Center
February 19: Ice Jam at the Dam @ National Great Rivers Museum
February 21: Rescheduled MLK Litter Clean Up @Killion Park at Salu
February 27: Anchor Co. Night of Worship @Post Commons
Welcome Team: Those on the Welcome Team are the first point of contact for people as they enter the building. We are looking for friendly greeters to serve once a month. Contact Nikki Fiedler (618-520-0725) if you would like to shadow and learn more.
Nursery Subs: We have been blessed with lots of babies at The Bridge, and we are in need of a few more people to care for the smallest members of our Bridge family. If you can rock and pray over babies, please talk to Jill Adam.
Youth Group: Everyone loves a good story and, as Christians, we have been gifted with the greatest story ever told: God's story. OUR story. Beginning Sunday, March 6th, the Middle School and High School Youth will begin to explore the Bible as a continuous, chronological story. We'll begin at 6:00 with a shared meal and then move into a time of interacting with scripture in a way that helps us fully engage with God's story and our place in it. Echo the Story will take place 6-8 on Sundays for 12 weeks (excluding Easter Sunday & Mother’s Day) March 6th-June 5th. We hope you'll plan to join us for this special storytime!
Community Groups: Interested in connecting with a Community Group? Email jon.davis@bridgetograce.org for more information about community group opportunities.
Have questions about something you see here? Email us at connect@bridgetograce.org for more information.